House of Signatories

Lithuania's Declaration of Independence was signed here on 16 February 1918. Today, across 14 rooms of this 18th-century house, you'll find a reverent exhibition of materials relating to the National Movement and the signatories themselves. Independence didn’t last long; by 1920 the Poles had retaken Vilnius and the city was only returned to the Lithuanian heartland in 1939 as a ‘gift’ by Stalin.